The Golden Age of Murder
The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective Story
Book - 2015
"A real-life detective story, investigating how Agatha Christie and colleagues in a mysterious literary club transformed crime fiction, writing books casting new light on unsolved murders whilst hiding clues to their authors' darkest secrets."--Publisher's description.
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Publisher:
London :, HarperCollinsPublishers,, 2015.
©2015
©2015
Copyright Date:
©2015
ISBN:
9780008105969
0008105960
0008105960
Characteristics:
xxiv, 481 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:
"A real-life detective story, investigating how Agatha Christie and colleagues in a mysterious literary club transformed crime fiction, writing books casting new light on unsolved murders whilst hiding clues to their authors' darkest secrets."--Publisher's description.
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Add a SummaryNot only does Martin Edwards write the history of the Detection Club, and dish on the members, he also adds reference material at the end of the book that takes up nearly 20% of the book, according to the information at the bottom of the ebook. Bibliography, appendices, and indices hold more information than one could mine in a year of work. This is an excellent reference for all things British mystery in the years between the wars, and later.
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Add a CommentAn extensive history of the Detection Club, founded in 1930 in England. The author concentrates on three of the founding members (Dorothy L. Sayers, Anthony Berkeley and Agatha Christie) but also imparts interesting tidbits about many other mystery writers, especially those who flourished in the 1930's. If you are a fan of the above three novelists, this is a must-read. Edwards also recounts details of many classic Golden Age mysteries (and for the most part avoids spoilers), including how many plots were based on real life murders. The book contains many photos of Detection Club members and I found some books that I have put on my To Be Read list thanks to this book.
Probably the "definitive" book on British murder mystery "who-done-it" --- way to long, repetitive and ultimately boring.
fascinating stories of the era and the writers, many little known. however, repetitive and poorly written